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4 disciplinaries in 2 weeks.

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CantFaceTheStress · 07/10/2014 20:40

I swear to God I'm n the edge of a nervous breakdown.

I've been doing my job for nine years.....never had any problems.

About three weeks ago I made a genuine mistake at work, several people were involved in mistake and there was an investigation. Fair enough.

So I'm told that there will be a meeting to discuss my role, etc. ok, fine I can cope with that.

I mentioned to some colleagues that I had to go and see a supervisor about this incident. No more details. Next thing I'm getting called in the general managers office as he's heard that I've said "I'm in trouble" and he's not happy about me been so negative.

I'm not happy about that, I feel I should be able to offload to an extent about work. But said sorry, carry on.

Met the supervisor to discuss the incident. Told its not that serious, first mistake, use it as a learning point, etc. which I agree with.

Next day I'm called back in the office for comments on a closed /employee only group on FB. Comments nothing to do with the investigation. People were saying how unhappy they were at work and I said that I thought a lot of people would be job hunting soon as so unhappy. Someone had reported the FB thread to the general manager so he told me off about that.

Then yesterday I've been given formal notice of a meeting to discuss rumours that I've been discussing the original investigation. Meeting at the end of this week. Apart from saying to a few people that I'd made a mistake and had to discuss it with a supervisor I haven't said anything else. I certainly haven't been discussing other people's part in the mistake.

I just feel bullied and so upset about all of it i don't know what to do.

Dh says it sounds like a storm in a teacup but I feel paranoid now that someone has it in for me.

I've been crying at work yesterday and people have been asking me what's wrong and I daren't tell them incase I'm then in trouble for telling them I'm in trouble!

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CantFaceTheStress · 07/10/2014 21:12

I can't face going back into the office tomorrow.

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soonasthesunsets · 08/10/2014 19:19

Sorry to hear you're having such a hard time. I'm not sure what constitutes a "disciplinary" but being called in to see manager, although unpleasant, is not automatically a disciplinary.

I think (but couldn't be certain so please check) that you have to be informed that you are being formally disciplined for it to count as such.

fb. Can't go back in time obviously but I'm pretty sure every company out there has a strict policy on social media...

For some reason your boss is going big guns on this. Maybe there has been a recent incident that's put him on edge, who knows?

Do you have a union? I would be looking to bring someone (anyone - even if not in a union bring a trusted college) to sit in with you and be a witness to the meeting. If you don't it will be a case of your word against theirs.

Good Luck. PS Until the meeting, try to stay strong and dignified. Just go in and get on with stuff. Keep busy and don't discuss. Flowers

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